Since beginning this journey with Onihagi, many potters have crossed my path: some reserved and introspective, others open and eager to understand the source of this deep passion for Japanese ceramics. Among them, Kawabata Seiya stands out as an exceptional potter. His remarkable skill emerged through works that often reflect the changing seasons...
A unique body of work born from boundless curiosity
Toyozo Arakawa was born in 1895.
Painted three times with a special black glaze which is self made by Hideki with brush and then the kiln firing for about 4 hours, This black Raku tea bowl is on the basis of Koetsu but according to the Artist is not just a copy , but an extension line. An Original work strictly not related to utsushi or in any way intended to be a "remake" ...
Renowned Hagi potter Seigan, celebrated for his signature “Seigan Blue,” has created this white cup with a thick, flowing white glaze over brick-red Hagi-yaki clay, a hallmark of traditional Hagi ware. Born in Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, in 1952, he first pursued a career in martial arts.
His lacquerware does not disturb the breathing of the wood, and the humidity of the rice is kept right until the container of the lunch absorbs it and is taken. Because moisture does not remain, lunch will be less likely to be damaged even during the hot season. A lunch box made by Mr. Mizoguchi San.
From the middle to the late Edo period Fumai was the seventh generation of the Matsue Clan. One of the first ancestors of the tea ceremony and famous as a representative of the Edo period. At that time the Matsue Clan had a financial failure, and it was rumored "the roar will probably die", due to the crisis, with...
Rakusai Generation is a culmination of 1000 years of Shigaraki pottery. The family is one of the old potter families in Shiga and has been making ceramics for five generations. They built two kilns behind their house, making very traditional style vessels. On the left image is Rakusai III died on January 17 1976 (on Sunset). Takahashi Rakusai IV,...